In the new musical “Rock & Roll Man” set to open off-Broadway Wednesday night, there’s a scene set in the early 1950s in which a fledgling radio disc jockey named Alan Freed is called on to fill in ...

The first rock ‘n’ roll concert, the ill-fated yet legendary Moondog Coronation Ball, pulsed from the stage of the former Cleveland Arena amid chaos and controversy on this day in history ...

FREED, ALAN (15 Dec. 1922 - 20 Jan. 1965) played a critical role in the popularization of ROCK 'N' ROLL. He was born to Charles and Maud Freed in Johnstown, PA. The family moved to Salem, OH, in 1924 ...

Following the "Andor" series finale, Alan Tudyk discusses getting back into action as the droid K-2SO and why Cassian (Diego ...

A federal grand jury indicted Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on May 13 on charges that she tried to assist an undocumented immigrant escape arrest from her courtroom last month, putting her at ...

That was ground zero for his career; Checker moved to South Philadelphia with his family when he was four years old, and as a teenager landed a spot on “American Bandstand,” whose host Dick ...

(L to R) Constantine Maroulis, former American Idol contestant stars as Alan Freed; Joe Pantoliano, plays Leo Mintz and Morris Levy; Skeery Jones, Elvis Duran Show cast member; David Katz ...

Wrapped in a package called “The Big Beat,” Disk Jockey Alan Freed has long rolled across the land, introducing rock ‘n’ roll stars and keynoting gone music, with the express intention of ...